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1175628

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date	03/02/2020
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Employment: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 in protecting the rights of people with mental health conditions in the work place.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	11502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 contains strong protections against discrimination on grounds of disability and many mental health conditions will meet the Act’s definition of disability, meaning people with those conditions are protected from direct and indirect discrimination and harassment arising from their disability; and the victimisation provisions ensure that complaints can be brought without fear of adverse repercussion. This protection applies in the workplace and covers both employees and job applicants.</p><p>Beyond these core protections, tackling mental health issues in the workplace is a priority for the Government, and we are committed to legislate so that patients suffering from mental health conditions, including anxiety or depression, have greater control over their treatment and receive the dignity and respect they deserve.</p><p>Legislation is not the only solution however. It is important that employers make efforts to understand the issue of mental health and how they can help their staff manage such problems while doing their jobs. In November 2018, the Health and Safety Executive published updated guidance in this regard, which is available at: <strong><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/mental-health" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/mental-health</a></strong></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/02/2020 16:50:50 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1175634

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Religious Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of hate crime at places of worship were recorded in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	11666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics annually on the number of religious hate crime offences recorded by the police in England and Wales. However, information on the location of these offences is not collected.</p><p> </p><p>The latest ‘Hate Crime, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crime-england-and-wales-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crime-england-and-wales-2018-to-2019</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/02/2020 14:07:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1175663

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer of 22 May 2019 to Question 254747 on Asylum: Religion, when she plans to update the house on the progress of the review into the way asylum claims based on religious grounds and LGBT+ grounds are assessed.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	11509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The review into the way asylum claims on the basis of religious and LGBT+ grounds are assessed has been completed.</p><p>An action plan has been formed and we will ensure that this is acted upon appropriately. We do not have any plans to publish the findings of this internal review.</p><p>We continue to work to improve the quality and accuracy of decision-making to ensure that we get decisions right first time. This includes assuring that we properly consider all evidence provided by applicants in order to reduce the proportion of allowed appeals, analysing the reasons for allowed appeals and using this to inform and further improve guidance and training for decision making staff.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/02/2020 14:37:06 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1175672

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on legal fees in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
uin	11631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>Data for professional fees expenditure is published in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts but is not disclosed separately for legal fees.</p><p>Home Office Annual Accounts 2018-19 - page 135</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/807126/6.5571_HO_Annual_Report_201920_WEB.PDF</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 26/02/2020 11:27:05 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

1175714

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Organised Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for (a) Justice, (b) Education and (c) Housing, Communities and Local Government on using the findings of (i) serious case reviews following the homicides of young people, (ii) child safeguarding practice reviews, (iii) independent investigation reports and (iv) safeguarding adult reviews to help prevent violence linked to county lines child criminal exploitation.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	11519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2020 answer text <p>We are determined to disrupt county lines gangs and put an end to the exploitation of vulnerable children and young people. Learning the lessons from safeguarding reviews is vital in order to prevent future tragedies and ensure that all parts of the safeguarding system are playing their part to support those exploited by county lines drug dealing.</p><p>On 4 March 2020 the Independent Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel published the findings of its first national review looking at adolescents in need of state protection from criminal exploitation. The Home Office is working closely with the Departments for Education and Justice and others to carefully consider the Panel’s recommendations, as well as those from other safeguarding reviews relating to child criminal exploitation.</p><p>The Home Office Minister for Safeguarding meets regularly with the Minister for Children and Families to discuss issues related to vulnerable children, including those victims of child criminal exploitation and officials are working closely across government to put in place a range of support for vulnerable children and young people to ensure that they are protected and able to access the support they need.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/07/2020 12:07:18 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1175730

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on implementing the 2015 counter-extremism strategy; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South West Surrey
tabling member printed	Jeremy Hunt
uin	11529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling all forms of extremism under its Counter-Extremism Strategy published in October 2015. The strategy sets out a programme of action to build our understanding of extremism, to challenge extremism and disrupt extremist activity and to strengthen communities and institutions so that they are better able to resist extremist narratives by building partnerships with all those opposed to extremism.</p><p>Three examples of progress we have made in implementing the 2015 strategy are as follows. This list is not exhaustive;</p><ol><li>Strengthened communities and challenged extremist narratives and ideologies through our Building a Stronger Britain Together programme. An evaluation of the programme was published in October 2019;</li><li>Strengthened institutions, including working with the Charity Commission and local authorities to make it much harder for extremists to exploit charities and gain a foothold in communities;</li><li>Published an independent Sharia review in February 2018 and an extremism funding review in July 2017.</li></ol><p>The independent Commissioner for Countering Extremism has assessed that the Government has delivered the majority of commitments in the 2015 Strategy in her report published on 7 October 2019. The Government will publish a final assessment of the strategy when it comes to an end.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/02/2020 14:04:34 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1572 label Biography information for Jeremy Hunt

1175744

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral contribution of 9 January 2020, Official Report, column 588, whether she has received a response to her letter of 22 October 2019 to the European Commission on arrangements for refugee family reunion from 1 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	11648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>Whilst the Home Secretary wrote to the EU Commission on 22 October 2019, the Commission have not yet responded.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister made clear in his written statement to Parliament on 3 February that the UK is ready to discuss cooperation on asylum, including family reunion, with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/02/2020 13:51:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire